Crossword by: George Shayler and edited by Rich Norris
Welcome to the Friday July 26 2013 LA Times crossword answers! The theme today was two word answers that could be other two word phrases with just a couple of letters being moved around: 20 Across ‘camping sites’, 31 Across ‘Taiwan Strait’ and 31 Across ‘United States’.
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1. “Little House on the Praire” merchant ___ Oleson NELS
5. Bit of Trickery TRAP
9. Genoan chiefs of old DOGES
14. Part of many co. names INIT
15. Poet Teasdale SARA
16. Far beyond the norm ULTRA
17. See 36-Down ACTE
18. Reunion nicknames UNCS
19. Awarde for John le Carre EDGAR
20. Sloppily kept tents? CAMPING STIES
23. Tropical rainforest critter IGUANA
24. Pacific coast desert ATACAMA
28. Top-selling 1980s game console NES
29. Key of Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 1 CMAJ
32. Pill bug or gribble ISOPOD
33. Low clouds on an East Asian island? Taiwan Strati
35. Genesis wife LEAH
38. Prior to, to Prior ERE
39. Louisiana, e.g. ETAT
40. Condition of kids’ shoes, too often? Untied States
45. “A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy” author STERNE
46. Doctor’s specialty SPIN
47. “Ta-ta” BYE
50. Locks without keys TRESSES
52. Cooking surface TEFLON
54. Recover from a setback, and a hint to 20-, 33- and 40- Across TURN IT AROUND
57. “Why Can’t I?” Singer Liz PHAIR
60. “I’ll say!” AMEN
61. Language written right to left URDU
62. Teegarden of “Friday Night Lights” AIMEE
63. Equal: Pref. PARI
64. Troon turndowns NAES
65. Sporty Nissans Z CARS
66. Austen heroine EMMA
67. London flat, perhaps TYRE
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Down
1. Vitamin in liver NIACIN
2. Coop up in a coop ENCAGE
3. Substance in acid tests LITMUS
4. Process start STEPA
5. Earthquake consequence TSUNAMI
6. Gave a buzz RANG
7. Curved pieces ARCS
8. It may be corkscrew-shaped PASTA
9. 90 degrees DUE EAST
10. It takes time to settle them OLD SCORES
11. Ta-ta, to texters GTG
12. Cheer competitor ERA
13. Genealogically-based patriotic org. SAR
21. Andean native INCA
22. Medical office closing? ITIS
25. ___ on the back A PAT
26. Manny who ranks third in MLB lifetime pinch hits MOTA
27. Colliery entry ADIT
30. Blows away AWES
31. Horseshoes-like game JARTS
33. Wanting more THIRSTIER
34. Biweekly tide NEAP
35. Zest LUST
36. With 17-Across intermission music ENTR
37. Fits to ___ ATEE
41. Cinches ENSURES
42. Ruminants with racks DEER
43. Oberon’s queen TITANIA
44. Cabinet dept. ENER
47. Disc storage format BLURAY
48. Over there YONDER
49. Ultimate purpose END USE
51. Dumbledore’s slayer SNAPE
53. Source FOUNT
55. Quran authority IMAM
56. Period with limits TERM
57. Bolivia’s La ___ PAZ
58. Minute Maid brand HIC
59. GP’s gp. AMA
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LA Times Crossword Answers
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